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Papa had said that Mr. Harris was a fair man. He had allowed Hanna to attend school, ruling in her favor against all those parents. But she did not know how he felt about Indians. No, that wasn’t entirely true: The fact that he was a white
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“In every organism at which you gaze, there is complexity you will never comprehend.”
― Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
― Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
“Growing up,” she told me, “is learning to stop believing people’s words about you.”
― Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
― Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
“For a second, I thought about the lifetime of that sand. I envisioned it from its rocky beginnings as a boulder somewhere far away and long ago, to its breakdown in cobbles, to its further breakdown into pebbles, then to its further breakdown into coarse sand, then to its further break”
― Heaven and Hurricanes
― Heaven and Hurricanes
“It's not if, it's when. Chaos is the only sure thing in this world. The master that rules us all.”
― Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
― Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
“It was the dandelion principle! To some people a dandelion might look like a weed, but to others that same plant can be so much more. To an herbalist, it’s a medicine—a way of detoxifying the liver, clearing the skin, and strengthening the eyes. To a painter, it’s a pigment; to a hippie, a crown; a child, a wish. To a butterfly, it’s sustenance; to a bee, a mating bed; to an ant, one point in a vast olfactory atlas.”
― Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
― Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
Bonnie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Bonnie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
39 books
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135 friends
68 books
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64 books
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0 books
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30 books
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